Multiple measures of socio-economic position and psychosocial health: Proximal and distal measures

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1192-1199

  Singh Manoux, Archana ^a   Clarke, Paul ^a   Marmot, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Indirect and direct effects; Proximal and distal measures; Psychosocial health; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OCCUPATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0036996001     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/31.6.1192     Document Type: Article

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